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Black history is American history.

We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.

I do consider myself part of black history.

Black history isn't a separate history. This is all of our history, this is American history, and we need to understand that. It has such an impact on kids and their values and how they view black people.

We examine and highlight the history of the African descendants in America, and know that each and every one of us has come this far because of our faith in this country.

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.

There was no United States before slavery. I am sure somebody can make some sort of argument about modern French identity and slavery and North Africa, but there simply is no American history before black people.

I think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black Americans, to make a connection with our past in order to determine the kind of future we're going to have. In other words, we simply need to know who we are in relation to our historical presence in America.

Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day.

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.